Vanker Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Estonia

Vanker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3861:140,35716,160
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Estonia881:15,0202,406
India471:16,320,540259,912
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Vanker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vanker Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Vanker (Marathi: वनकर, Russian: Ванкер) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vanker.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanker? popularity and diffusion

Vanker is the 471,721st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Vanker reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Vanker is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 386 people, or 1 in 140,357. In South Africa Vanker is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 69 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Western Cape, where 5 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Estonia, where 12 percent reside.

Vanker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vanker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vanker surname rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vanker last name are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.13% registered with the political party.

The amount Vanker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.95% less than the national average, earning R 164,088 per year; in United States they earn 34.16% more than the national average, earning $57,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.89% more than the national average, earning $61,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vanker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vanker in the Marathi language
वनकरvanakara47.37
वाणकरvanakara21.05
वनकेरvanakera10.53
वनकvanaka10.53
वानकरvanakara10.53
Vanker in the Russian language
Ванкерvanker-

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Footnotes

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